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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-24
PLAYS AND ACTORS.

Natural Gas Is a big success in san Frau
cisco
Julia Aiarlowe will soon start out Oh q tour
OF the principal cities.
Clara Morris has decided to cease playing
for three weeks, beginning Dee -
Il is reported that Geraldine Timer viii
shortly become Mrs Sir Arthur Sullivan
Kate Forsyth, having returned east, will
sail FOR Europe Immediately after tho holt
days.
Lester Wallack has rheumatism 50 badly
that ha has given up the idea Of starring this
season.
Helen Bancroft intends u 20 abroad in the
spring. She Will rest tor tho remainder of
the season.
Fanny Davenport will suspend her tour
.or four weeks before opening tho rev Broad
way theatre, New York. Feb. -, with Sar-
doG's la Tosca"
Dion Doucicault ana Theodore Moss are al
loggerheads over a Cancelled date Of the for
ner at the Star theatre, New York city. Mr.
Doucicault will reorgani4o his company and
resume the road Jan. g.
Modjeska viii 60 to Poland next season.
She may act there and ia Germany and
Russia. She viii te seen for one week in
this city before her departure at the Opera
house, in March, III q shakespearean roper
toire
Jennie Neamans Is a native u Sidney y
T. W, and has been on the STAGE since in
fancy. -Four OF her songs in Our Jennie
were written by herself. Others were writ
ten. for her by Edward Esrrisan, Barney
Pagan, Harry Pepper and William Sweat
nam.
" CoQuelin, the famous French actor, is,
It seems. as modest as be is great. Some one
said 70 him On an occasion when he was as
signed 70 a minor rolo in a play, that it must
seem odd for him not 70 play the leading
part. But have the leading part said
he How is That's Are YOU not cast for the
character --r Certainly That IS the
leading part Whatever part / take Is al
ways the leading part
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-24
FURS FOR WINTER.

Fur trimmed costumes are in favor.
Nuts are larger and badger Is a fayoFite
trimming fur
Black lynx is a good fur to trim long seal
garment with.
Silver fox is a beautiful but very delicate
fur. 1t is always costly.
The long seal sacque, ~ OF 43 inches in
length, never goes out Of fashion.
Cross fox furs are very becoming, the
brown bars or crossings on the yellow having
Q fine effect
The new seal sacques and paletots are
beautifully curved in the bac, seam 10 tit
over the hustle.
The prettiest fur border for black plush
wrap trimmed with fine cut jet il black fox,
but it is not cheap.
Stoles and boas OF bear or wolverine fur,
with mulfs 10 match, are affected by young
ladies who dress in English styles
The seal set Of boa and muR is q very popu-
lar purchase for Christmas gift, but hat,
turban, or bonnet ought always to be added.
The long seal wraps Of this season are un.
usually elegant, especially when trimmed,
Us many are, with Russian sable, unplucked
otter, or the finest grades Of lynx.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-24

Women who NEEDLE with everybody
else's business are to be Stunned and
feared. One Of them was on the Troy
local the other afternoon. A sprucely
dressed young man held In his hand a
yellow paper covered book, in which be
seemed to be deeply interested. The wo-
man sat In front OF him, and, happening
to turn TO take in the passengers, observed
the cheap literature which was engross-
ing the attention Of the man behind her.
In pleading, insinuating voice she said
10 him: Young man, don't you know
that you are wasting your time very fool
ishly in reading dime novels You might
better take book on history with you OF
something else that would benefit your
mind and give you an opportunity to inn
prove" Reaching her hand over the
back Of the seat, she said very deliberate
": LET me look at that book. " The
young man, without relaxing a single
feature, handed the book over to his ag-
gressiyc fellow passenger. She turned it
over to read the title. 1t was as follows
Easy Lessons in French for Beginners "
The old lady never said word. She
dropped the book in the young mans LAP
and Shot into the next car. Albany Jour
nal
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-24

There is likely to be lively tourna-
ment in the House over the proposed ad-
mission Of four Territories as States.
These are Utah, Montana, Dakota, and
Washington. Mr. Springer, who is ex-
pected to be chairman Of the Committee
on Territories, is said to incline to high
statesmanlike view Of the question, and
his policy will be not to hurry up the pro-
cess too much in so grave matter as
making four new States-that is, few
more members of the House and eight
Senators Few Democrats will doubt the
patriotic wisdom Of Mr.. Springer's policy
when it is understood that the admission
Of these Territories is Republican meas
ure, and that it might involve the presi-
Dental election in the task of counting
a good many more Republican votes.
OF course Mr.. Springer does not pro-
pose to seriously obstruct the right of a
territory if it is plain one to come into
the Union, but he only thinks that the
question of admission should be delayed
In committee until the next session. OF
course Republicans are not likely to APP
preciate Mr.. Springers policy as to the
making of four new Republican States,
but it is fully appreciated by Democrats
who believe in sufficiently long and care
full consideration of so important step.
When the presidential election is over,
the subject can be dealt with in calm
and dispassionate manner.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-24

Oakley Hall was significant illustra-
ton OF the power Of a mustache.
He wore when mayor Of the city q long
dropping, becoming mustache. Ia an
evil hour lie was induced to 90 upon the
stage and appear in play called The
Crucible, " which told very pertinently his
own story, drawing a parallel between his
course As a servant Of the city and that Of
an unjustly suspected and severely pun
ished clerk, who was falsely charged with
stealing from bank in which he was
cashier. In the first act Mr. Hall ap-
peared as was his custom, with his mus
tache. In the next act lie was a convicted
prisoner, in conyict's dress, face clean
shayen. The Park theatre had never
seen an audience such as was there that
night. All the judges, al Mr.. Halls bar
associates, all his political friends and So
cial chums, every newspaper man OF
prominence and great army OF society
folk. Every one wished the actor well.
Every one applauded as the curtain fell
on the first act, every one felt his heart
grow heavy as lead and sink as though
il were a plummet in the sea, when, I'M
masked. Hall stood before them, the lines
about his mouth indicating the very agony
Of his soul Honest tears fell that night
on unaccustomed cheeks, drawn from
sympathetic eyes by the yiyidness OF the
anguish depicted on that mans face, and
anguish which had existed for months,
but had been hidden by his long mus
tache. Joe Howard in New York Graphic.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-24

The standing war rumor from Europe
took on another startling expression
yesterday in the form Of q quadruple
alliance of England, Germany, Austria
and Italy, and it was supposed that the
Russian bear tempered and toned down
his frightful growl. We do not see with
our American eyes the motive for En-
glands supposed position in alliance
with powers opposed to France, whose
political principles are more akin to her
own.
For many years her commercial inter
ests and her diplomatic policy point to
friendly relations with France.
Since the Crimean war friendly feel
Ing has existed between the two countries
and there appears nothing to indicate a
disposition Oh the part of England to de-
sert her ally except the opinion of an
English member of Parliament who
affects TO have discovered that Lord
Salisbury wants policy OF war just for
the buster and sensation, and that q
strong alliance against Russia might
popularize his party.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-24
POOR TAXED sINNEKs.

The Philadelphia Times, in comment
ing on the Manufacturers Club as body
of men who could put up a half million
dollars to influence politics. says IN re-
lation TO the purposes ard opinions OF
that organization that, First, II pro-
poses TO make battle for its ideas OF a
true protective policy and TO command
unity of interest and effort in inn
pressing the presumed necessities OF our
manufacturers upon Congress. Second,
it proposes to make labor strikes pracli-
cally impossible by cohesion OF inter
ests that will induce all to espouse the
cause of fellow manufacturers who are
suffering from strikes. by general lock
ont that will deprive striking labor from
receiving support from Others in the
same calling
The above shows good point
against which to direct the President
plan OF reform, for it is plain that instead
of preventing strikes by mere arbitrary
power and combination the wise way Is
10 give the laborer constant employment
by obtaining the raw material at the
prices paid for it in other countries and
manufacturing for the whole world in
stead of a protected home market. We
have called attention TO the mOns'rous
absurd,y of taxing the citizen 81 per
cent. on cloth 10y the double pro
tectiye duty on the foreign wool
and the foreign manufactured article
The day of reason seems at last 10 have
dawned, and the people are rapidly
recovering from the blinaiOldcd march
under the flag Of the tyrant monopoly.
The trite domestic tale of a mans daily
record illustrates ii Man that is born
to paw tribute to monopoly riselh up in
the morning and pulleth on a pair Of
socks that are taxed 81 cents, and the
rest of his apparel down to his shoes
and up to his hat, behold, they are all
taxed from 30 TO 8, per cent. And he
sadly take,h his meal in dishes That are
taxed, and with the spoon and the fork
for which he paid double as much as
he should have done.
And when he goeth forth to his daily
toll his plowshare and his hoe are al
taxed and he comoth home at night and,
falling on his knees, cIieth aloud, ooh,
Lord, why am a miserable sinner thus
ridden unto death by tribute to the rich
man,
And 10, the Bible that he taketh down
from the shelf wherein to find comfort
is taxed.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-24

For the man who IS heart and soul in
love with newspaper work the position OF
telegraph correspondent is the ideal one.
He handles only the cream OF the news.
lie meets perplexities and difficulties
without number, to DE sure, but his re-
sponsibllties are oil the day only and are
not onerous Substantially his own mas
ter he goes ahead without a guide save
an occasional laconic dispatch, PLENTY Of
room for good stuff tonight or Badly
damned. keep things close" No man has
greater or more frequent opportunities 10
Show what he can 90 II he fails TO make
his mark IL Is nobody's fault but his own.
II he aspires only to pleasure and salts
faction Ia HIS work, with fair compensa
ton, he need not envy even the managing
editor, while the city editors desk has 10
attractions for him.-H r. Chamberlain
in The Writer.
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DAUGHTERS or EVE.
Sarah Orne Jewett has come into snug
little fortune by the recent death OF an uncle.

Sarah Orne Jewett has come into a snug
little fortune by the recent death OF an uncle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Romero expect TO entertain
largely this winter at the handsome ne"
Mexican legation in Washington.
The late Nine. Boucicault's property in
Paris is estimated TO be worth sl2Uo,oVo
She left ZOO, 900 for the founding OF hos
pital-
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, who Is an
Florence, Italy, for the winter, has received
5000 for her story Sara Creme from an
English magazine.
Dorothy Whitney, the naval secretary
baby daughter, has attained the age OF ten
months and celebrated the occasion by cut
ting her tenth tooth.
Nine. Candelaria, Of San Antonio, Tex, Is
living in extreme poverty at the age OF loV.
She is the sole adult survivor of the famous
Fort Alamo massacre.
Mrs. Cleveland has been doing good deal
Of Christmas shopping Of late. 1t Is said
that she has spent much time IN examining
side saddles and fishing tackle
Mrs. Scott Sddons, years ago, being
warned that she was losing her stage
figure" discarded corsets and grew moro
shapely from that day forward, 50 they say.
Sarah Bernhardt sent her photograph 70
Mrs. Bernard Deere, the English actress, in
scribed with the words Tho Princess
Fedora Bernhard to Princess Fedora Ber-
uard."
Craze Matthews. daughter Of Justice stan
ley Matthews, viii spend the winter at
Princeton, ~ j., keeping house for her
brother, who is preparing to enter the Pres
byteran ministry,
Margaret w. Leighton writes to The Swiss
Cross that her favorte pet is a lovely little
grass snake Of a milky green color, which IS
50 tame and cute that she was accustomed to
let it roam around the house at will, until an
opbidiophobic member Of the family began
10 Oh 'ect.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-24

The Tribune remarks that the Demo
Gratis are perfectly aware that the Re
publicans in the House were anxious to
vote for either of several kinds of reduc-
ton of the revenue.
Nevertheless, the cold truth OF the
record is that the Republicans almost to
a man In the last two Congresses voted
against considering the subject Of tax
reduction Ii is also true that the Re
publicans voted for recklessly heavy
appropriations, simply to use up the sur
plus and prevent reduction of taxes
The fact is that the Republican leaders
feel the wind swinging around with
mighty power to another quarter, and
many of them think it time to trim theil
sails before the old craft is borne down
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-24
SATURDAY, - DECEMBER "a
SUBMARINE BOATS.

There is a large unexpended surplus OF
the appropriation for barbor defenses
that may possibly be invested in the sub
marine topedo boats.
1t has beeu demonstrated that boat
can be constructed that can run six miles
an hour entirely submerged and totally
beyond detection by the electric search
light on which the heavy war ships de-
pend for protection against the approach
OF torpedo destroyers
The heavy ships also rely on wire
netting that is thrown out as a sort OF
marine cli5eauz de .fJise, and on the ef-
facacy Of the machine guns, but if the
descriptions of the new submarine boats
are exact neither the wire netting nor the
machine guns would avail against the
attack of the unseen monsters. Con-
triyances have been devised for running
the torpedo over the net fertilization or
under it, or if the approach Of
the enemy is unobseryed, as intended,
the submarine boat could rise to the sur
face on reaching the net, and deliver
such sudden and fatal blow that the
big ship would be blown to atoms by the
time her foe was discovered. From the
suggestions in Secretary Whitney's re-
port, therefore, it looks as If naval war
fare was about to undergo radical
change as great as that from the old
wooden ship TO the iron-clad.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-24

The terrific blizzard reported from the
North with all the incident suffering 10y
sea and land ought to make the citizen
of Richmond appreciate his sunny and
hospitable CLINE, where shyering is
almost unknown, and real suffering from
cold very rare.
His locality is peculiar in being mid
way between the mountains and the sea,
aud all along the belt of country where
the tide stops there appears to be a mild
strata of temperature 1t is particularly
noticeable in the difference between
Washington and Richmond both in
summer and in winter.
The fact that the foot hills of the Blue
Ridge are just at the back Of Washington,
and that they range off to the southwest
so as to lie a hundred miles from Rich
mend causes the difference in both cases
in summer, because the warm, flat space
becomes heated in the day. and at night
draws the wind from the sea, while the
proximity of the mountains induces a
cooler air to the north of Washington
and therefore an absence of the sea
breeze.
In winter the reverse is the case, and
Washington that is warmer in summer
than Richmond becomes much colder in
winter.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-24

The New York Sun announces that the
cars on another surface line in that city
are run by electricity and falicitates
the car-horse whose task is so very ardu-
Gus in winter and still worse in The heat
of summer. 1t will certainly be a great
advance in the popular means of transit
when the citizen can take the car at his
door and go TO his business with speed
and comfort and without the piteous
spectacle Of the suffering animals, for,
excepting the artillery service in time Of
war, the horse has never been condemned
to such terrible toll as that of the street
car.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-24

Reports from Kansas and Nebraska de-
scribe the widespread suffering from the
cold Children have been frozen in their
parents arms, men who went out into
the storm for fuel were benumbed and
lost their lives, and cattle everywhere
succumbed to the intense cold. Lack of
food and scarcity OF fuel OF every de-
scription Is reported, and aid has been
solicited from the more fortunate sections
of the country.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-24
A Fortune Hunters Bad Break.

Sweet Girl-Isn't Mr.. FortunehunteI
splendidS He's been such q traveller.
Rich Widow-Splendid, indeedl He's
the most unmannerly fellow ever met
"Unmannerlyf'
''IIe's positively Insulting. | never
want to speak to him again"
''Oh, I'm sure there's some mistake
What did he sayf'
"He asked me If I'd ever heard Jenny
Lind. Omaha World.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-24

We copy from contemporary some
remarks on the abuses of the Con-
gresaonal Record
1t Is an absolute fact that POLITICALLY
inspired Congressman once got bis long
rhyme put in the Record But worse
than all was the. fact that the Repub-
licans used 1t for twenty years as cam
paign document, and had published in il
things never uttered in Congress.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-24
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lot cash or on margin l.um......
cent. Loans negotiated A.,.f..i. l'i
MISSION IN gram aii cotton f.frr.. h..
licited A.
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Not a Very Good Boy.

In writing OF his youth to an autograph
collector Gen. Lew Wallace says; Il lear
YOU wouldn't have called me a good boy rs
/ hunted, fished and ran Wild generally an
Ill was IS, aud then became student
and that Is the course ! would lay down
for every life. New York World.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-24

The Christmas number Of the Journalist
10 elegantly gotten up, and in suitable
taste for the season.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-24
PAGE MCCARTHY. EDITOR.

City Delivery by carriers at 10 cents per wec q,
BY mail, postage paid, daily one year s''o' '''
months. $l.5: three months, 81.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-24

Since then it has evidently dawned
upon the statesmen having the project in
charge, that it must be attempted under
the hypothesis that a Government tele-
graph would form a branch of the post
Office, and consequently il would have to
be brought forward under the official
sanction of the Senate's regular Post
Office Committee, or else be deprived of
even the appearance Of legality The
Constitution permits the Government to
establish postofllces and postroads; and
consequently every attempt to hand over
TO the Government any new systems OF
communication or transport, whether by
telegraphing, telephonlng, railroading or
ball0oning, must come under the head OF
postoiIices and postroads, or run the
risk of losing advocacy even of the most
progressive and untrammelled states
men.-N J. Sun.
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Published at Richmond. Virginia. by the IiAhs
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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-24

The WEEKLY TINES, by mail, postage paid
one year, 81; six months, 81 CENTS 'u'co
months - cents.
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- r0EEIcN rLEMEEI

The large foreign element among the
Gloucester fishermen comprises the very
best of fishermen from other lands. They
arc Canadians. from the lower provinces,
Swcdes NorWegilus aud Portuguese from
Flyal iu the Azores The men from
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and New
f0undland form a goodly portion, and are
among the very best Of Gloucester fisher
men and citizens Thoy make excellent
shippers aud are universally superb sea
men Those from Norway and Sweden,
usually scamen. are hardy lot, and are
priced for the unvarying dependence
placed upon them The Portuguese who,
along during the century, migrated from
Portugal 10 the Azores, have from time to
time come 10 New Bedford Boston or
Salem. and finally have gradually settled
here They occupy distinct portion 81
Gloucester known as Portuguese bill, %
are Industrious thrifty, sober, and own
neat cottage homes Ia their picturesque
little community
80 that from all these sources, there
having gathered here and become inbred
with the native population a variety OF
foreign peoples, the effect upon Gloucester
has been 10 furnish acity OF conspicuousiy
cosmopolitan character Unclannish races
having come; good health, good morals
and good purpose being predominant the
incoming and blending Of blood having
progressed for nearly two centuries, 50 re-
inarkable community exists here that,
aside from the interest attaching 10 the
pursuit of the Oldest known industry OF
fishing, and to the iunumerable varying
scenes and incidents Of coastwise lie
rife with all sea lore and tokens, ! know
Of no American community so worthy the
attention Of those who pass lives IN the
study OF social problems and Of the rela-
tons and the well being Of men.-Edgar
l. Wakenan in New York Mail and FIX
press
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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-24

Go where one will. the same expires
sions are hcard-the taxes must be re-
duced
Neither is there any great difference OF
opinion rs TO what taxes shall be repealed
or reduced. Every one agrees that the
reduction must be made chiefly in the
tariff taxes The proposal to throw OF
the tobacco tax meets with little favor.
n is recognized as bad economy, and will
be excepted only as a concession neces-
sarv to the success of the measure.
The business men and working people
of New Y ork think that the taxes on The
necessares and comforts Of life and the
materials of industry should be done
away with or reduced, and they cannot
be d.ceived or frightened by the free
trade cry
They agree with the President that it is
not q matter Of theory but of necessity.
The revenue IS not needed, and there is no
way Of reducing it except by doing away
with the taxes by which it is obtained.
Inasmuch as all the taxes cannot he re-
pealcd, for large revenue will long con-
iinue TO be needed, the question arises,
Which taxes shall be done away with
r. T. star.